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The Mobile King of Cool
Oh my God. This phone is awesome.
So for the past 2 years I’ve been on a family plan with AT&T Wireless with my mom and sister. Originally, this was so my mom could get in touch with me when she needed to; however, that sort of hasn’t worked very well recently, so that (among other things) is why I got my own wireless plan with Cingular. And since I couldn’t keep my old, tired Panasonic GU-87 (an excellent phone, I would highly recommend if it weren’t a discontinued product), I decided to get the ultimate cool phone:
The Motorola Razr V3.
Oh my God. This phone is awesome. It is incredibly thin, and has one of the largest screens on the market, with incredible resolution and detail. There are so many ways I can customize it, from the look to the function of the buttons on the main page. It is actually pretty easy to use the predictive text input method Motorola incorporated, and it remembers some of the things I’ve entered previously (I think… haven’t played with it a lot yet). It can also log into AIM, which is when the predictive text comes in handy.
The casing is made of the same anodized aluminum as the Powerbooks, though it stays a lot cooler. 
The phone also features Bluetooth, so I can (potentially) sync it wirelessly with my computer or use a wireless earpiece. And there’s a camera to play with, as well. 
Of course, no device is perfect, and this phone is no exception, of course. My main worry is getting all of my contacts, ring tones, pictures, and anything else from my old phone to my new one (made more difficult because the Panasonic now operates in “Emergency calls only” mode). The game (yes, it only comes with Bejeweled Demo) is Java, which takes a while to start up, and isn’t THAT interesting. And why is there no military time? That should seem obvious…
Anyway, this isn’t meant to be an actual review, just some of my first, second, even third impressions with the phone. Overall, it is a wonderful package, and the few complaints I’ve read about online seem to be either inaccurate or tolerable from my P.O.V. It will be a worthy successor to its excellent predecessor. If anyone is in the market for a new phone and has some money to burn (yes, it’s expensive, even with a 2-year contract), I highly recommend this.
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| Arden | comments | views |
thinkback
There you go again UnnDunn, being all controversial...and correct. The camera sucks. The looks aren’t even that great on second look. But I love the keypad’s aesthetics.
| Oct. 21, 2005 | |
| moreApple | 2:12 pm |
Basically, I want an iPhone or one of the concept designs I’ve seen in Australia.
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| Oct. 21, 2005 | |
| moreApple | 2:18 pm |
Do an over-the-air update on your phone for the latest firmware. The code varies from network to network.
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| Oct. 21, 2005 | |
| moreApple | 3:44 pm |
Good luck getting a Nextel (err, Motorola) phone to sync with your Mac. :p
Heck, can the ROKR sync with a Mac more then just the songs? :p
Can you tell I’m a disrguntled Nextel/Motorola user? :p
| Oct. 21, 2005 | |
| SogniX | 4:47 pm |
Oh and did you use a 2nd camera to take the pictures of you with the phone? Just do what everyone else on LJ does - take a pic in the bathroom mirror. :p
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| Oct. 21, 2005 | |
| SogniX | 4:48 pm |
Thanks for dissing my new toy without giving any specifics. Seriously, I really appreciate it. When I’m in the market for a new phone, I’ll be sure to come to you guys first so I can get your expert opinions on what kinds of bad qualities the phones out there have.
Oh and did you use a 2nd camera to take the pictures of you with the phone? Just do what everyone else on LJ does - take a pic in the bathroom mirror. :p
Hell no, those are so stupid. Even Tom on Myspace has one of those… gaaahh. 
I used the 5 megapixel Sony digital camera we own, and just sized them down.
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| Oct. 21, 2005 | |
| Arden | 7:33 pm |
I tried that one in the store and IMO it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. I had a hard time flipping it open, and the middle colomn of keys was hard to press.
You seem happy about it, so I guess it’s good.
| Oct. 22, 2005 | |
| Liam | 7:28 am |
Bryan,
This review was clearly written by someone who has never reviewed phones before.
What is so “OMG” about it?
Plus, posting 2 cheesy pictures like those is incredibly embarrassing.
Ok, its a blog.
The pictures are still gay
Ok, its a blog.
The pictures are still gay
“Ban me, ban me!” is all I hear… Guess it helps to read the ENTIRE article, like the part where it says “Anyway, this isn’t meant to be an actual review, just some of my first, second, even third impressions with the phone.”
Hey, if I’m not embarrassed to post pictures of me like that online for all the world to see (I even gave a little demonstration of MySQL, as opposed to the MS SQL we’d been using, in my SQL class, and I brought up this page), then why should it matter if my pictures are “gay” or not?
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| Oct. 24, 2005 | |
| Arden | 10:22 pm |
This blog has “flame me flame me” all over.
Mobile king of cool indeed...tsk...tsk..
Informer, grow up. Act like an adult or go hang out elsewhere. It’s perfectly OK to disagree with a post, but do so like an adult.
Here’s your ultimatum: act maturely or I will delete any comment that you post here, whether it is useful or not. Enough of this shit. 
| Nick | Nov. 02, 2005 | |
| 6:56 pm |
Nick,
I’m probably older than you 
Having said that, what would an “adult” say? - “I respect your opinion but you have no clue what you’re talking about” is what my dad would say.
All I asked was what was so OMG about this phone?
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The RAZR v3 is a horrible, horrible phone that happens to look good. A gold-plated lump of coal, if you will.
I guarantee in a few months, you’ll rue the day you got that phone and you’ll be counting the days left in your contract.